Security Assistant

US-Department-of-Veterans-Affair; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a Security Assistant for the Police Service within the Veterans Health Administration. The role focuses on monitoring physical security equipment and systems to protect VA facilities and staff.

You must meet the qualification standards by the closing date 09/28/2026, including GS-05 specialized experience, four years of education above high school, or a qualifying education/experience combination. Transcripts are required.

Qualifications

• One full year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-04 in Federal service with data entry, reporting, and database management.
• Four years of education above high school at an accredited institution; transcripts required.
• Combination of education and experience may qualify; provide transcripts if using combined method.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

4 years college

Job description

This position serves as the Security Assistant for Police Service within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with a primary purpose to monitor physical security equipment and systems. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/28/2026.

You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

• GS-05 Specialized Experience includes: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-04 grade level in Federal service that has required application of the knowledge, methods, and techniques of this position. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: The use of various computer, automation systems; computer skills in terms of data entry, compiling information, preparing and submitting reports, and database maintenance and management; maintaining confidentiality of information, both electronic and print; and communication and interpersonal relation skills sufficient to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers both verbally and in writing. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
• EDUCATION: Have successfully completed (4) years of education above the high school level. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. One year of full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial or technical NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with application. Education cannot be credited without documentation.
• COMBINATION: Possess equivalent combinations of successfully completed post high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e. beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. NOTE: If using education combined with specialized experience to qualify, a copy of your transcript is required.

For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.